In Excelsior Township, 79% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Michigan
Excelsior Township’s town government spent $221,000 on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $221 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Excelsior Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Excelsior Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
How Excelsior Township voted in 2024
Official results for Excelsior Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.0%456 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat27.3%175 votesOthers: 1.7% (11 votes).
Most votes in Excelsior Township: Donald J Trump
Kalkaska County: Trump 70.7%, Harris 27.8% · Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%
of Excelsior Township’s 811 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Michigan: 74%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Mike RogersRepublican68.3%
Elissa SlotkinDemocrat27.8%Most votes in Excelsior Township: Mike Rogers
Kalkaska County: Rogers 68.6%, Slotkin 27.8% · Michigan: Slotkin 48.6%, Rogers 48.3%
Most votes in the district: Jack Bergman
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Excelsior Township, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excelsior Township | 71.0% | 27.3% | 1.7% | 642 |
| Kalkaska County | 70.7% | 27.8% | 1.5% | 11,529 |
| Michigan | 49.7% | 48.3% | 2.0% | 5,664,186 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017; Elissa Slotkin: U.S. House portrait (congress-legislators project); Mike Rogers: U.S. House portrait (congress-legislators project). All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
About $221 per resident a year, or $0.61 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: fire, at 47%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Excelsior Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Excelsior Township didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Excelsior Township yet
Every year of Excelsior Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,509 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.71% of the home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Excelsior Township’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Excelsior Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Excelsior Township →
Who’s in charge in Excelsior Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Excelsior Township School District 1
Excelsior Township’s elementary school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,325 per pupil, $9,650 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal.
Kalkaska Public Schools · $15,796 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Excelsior Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Michigan HouseState representatives
- 3Michigan SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Michigan
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Excelsior Township compares with the towns next door
Excelsior Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 5 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $102 to $532 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Kalkaska Township | $102 | $1,403 |
| Orange Township | $115 | $1,601 |
| Oliver Township | $320 | $1,347 |
| Bear Lake Township | $427 | $1,478 |
| Coldsprings Township | $532 | $1,786 |
| Excelsior Township | estimate | $1,509 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Excelsior Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Excelsior Township’s government
How much does Excelsior Township spend per resident?
About $221 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Excelsior Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $221,000.
What is the property tax rate in Excelsior Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,509 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.71% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Excelsior Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Excelsior Township yet.
How did Excelsior Township vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 71.0%, Kamala D Harris 27.3% (642 votes, official results). Kalkaska County: Trump 70.7%, Harris 27.8%. Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%.
How many people work for Excelsior Township?
0 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $26,888 (about $322,656 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Excelsior Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 36 (Michele Hoitenga) and State House District 104 (J.R. Roth). The House district also covers 69 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Excelsior Township’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Excelsior Township, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →